When you short sell a stock, you are borrowing the stock from a lender, and the lender always has a right to say that they need their shares back, which might result in a forced buy-in by your broker. ...

I am looking for past statistical data how on average active investment (managed by fund manager) compares to passive investment (index) in 10 or 20 past years.
I intend to compare the average gains ...

I understand the theory behind dollar-cost averaging on the buy-side, and there are many articles about why it does (or doesn't work). But I can't find much, if anything, about its value when selling. ...

Here are two trackers running on the same index:
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F00000OOAW
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F00000OOAV
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I'm a pre-university/college Australian student who has recently (last 2 months) come across the idea of investing. I have amassed around $1000 of entirely spendable money as I have no debts or living ...

Here's an example of the sunk cost fallacy:
You decided to buy a solar panel because you heard that you can make money from them over time. Unfortunately, you didn't do enough research and bought an ...

Does anyone have experience with EIS or SEIS-qualifying investments?
I know the principle , I've seen a lot of videos on YouTube but how does it work for real?
for example:
- I'm investing money on ...

I am 19 years old (in Canada) and have heard that "Low Cost" index funds are a safe and highly profitable way to invest small amounts of money each month.
My aim is to invest every month until I am ...

I have been led to believe that earnings may be 'sheltered' by placing some amount of them into an ISA. I've not been able to find a great deal out about this, and I don't have a personal accountant. ...

I'm 14, and a relative has recently died, leaving me ~£4000 in their will. My parents have said they would recommend me investing it in Premium Bonds, but I was wondering if there were any investment ...

I am interested in investing some of my money in a few companies in exchange for equity. I am undecided if I should, for example, invest £5,000 in one company and have voting rights and pre-emption or ...

My mother moved out of a home she owns 1/3 of. She would like to get a buyout. The house was recently appraised at $866,000. My mom paid $300,000. A friend paid $300,000, and my brother paid $216,000. ...

I am living in Canada, and I recently went to http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/esrvc-srvce/tx/ndvdls/myccnt/menu-eng.html and tried to check my TFSA contribution room for this year. I turned 18 on February ...

I am trying to decide if I should make this year's IRA contribution all at once at the beginning of the year, or if I should space out the contributions throughout the year.
If I make it all at once ...

I've come to understand that owning a townhome/duplex and living in it while others are also renting from you isn't as sexy as it may seem at first glance. Over and over again I get this from friends ...

I have several different investment accounts, and I'm trying to compare the historical performance between them.
Some of the accounts are easy: I have a couple of different accounts that are invested ...

I am new to investing, and am looking for what is the best way to invest. Due to religious reasons I do not want to make money by interest. Are there any other ways to get a decent amount of earnings ...

I'm 25 years old and just finished my Undergrad in Kinesiology. Not looking to go back to school anytime in the near future. I start a new job in a week where I could be making minimum 30K/yr. I have ...

I have, let's say, $20,000 in series EE savings bonds, issued in 1995. As I understand it they were purchased for half their face value ($10,000) and have now matured to their full value since it's ...

Over the long term, stocks have historically beaten bond returns, even after accounting for the periodic market crashes. The general consensus is that your portfolio should at least be 25% in bonds. ...

There are lots of questions on SE about investing versus paying off student loans. This is not one of those questions. This question is about investing while you are still in school to pay off student ...

For years, I have been earning and saving my money in my bank account, putting aside emergency and future funds into my "savings" account, and money for bills and personal expenses in my "checking" ...

I'm turning 21 years old soon and have an inheritance coming into my control to the value of approximately £60,000. I'm full-time employed, as a Software Developer in a Financial Services company. I ...

Since I work for an oil and gas producer in Canada, I receive company shares as a performance bonus, resulting in a disproportionate amount of oil investments in my current portfolio. Is there a good ...

After reading the book "Money: Master The Game" by Tony Robbins, he mentions that many Americans use a TIAA-CREF account for tax sheltered savings.
Besides a registered TFSA (Tax Free Savings Plan), ...